Alfred Nobel
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is the senior high school/sixth-form college in
Clichy-sous-Bois
Clichy-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from central Paris.Seine-Saint-Denis
() is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bob ...
,
France
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, in the
Paris metropolitan area
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Overview
In 2020 France's national INSEE statistica ...
. Nicole Ozeray is the head of the school.
It has an agreement with the ''Institut d'études politiques de Paris'' (
Sciences-Po
, motto_lang = fr
, mottoeng = Roots of the Future
, type = Public research university''Grande école''
, established =
, founder = Émile Boutmy
, accreditation ...
) which allows applicants from the school to gain entrance to the university without taking the entrance examination. As of 2007 three students from the lycée had been admitted.France's suburbs: Two years on
The Economist
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''. 8 November 2007. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
The school also operates a vocational educational programme involving travel to Asia and Africa and transdisciplinary projects in association with
Bouygues
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in France normally sixth-form/senior high school students are required to enroll in sixth-form colleges/senior high schools within their communes and/or serving their communes. As of that year students in Clichy-sous-Bois used the art history programme at Lycée Albert-Schweitzer in
Le Raincy
Le Raincy () is a prestigious commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Le Raincy is a subprefecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Le Raincy.
Its pop ...
to avoid enrolling at Nobel. "Au lycée Albert-Schweitzer du Raincy, l'option histoire de l'art ..our les collégiens de Bondy, de Clichy-sous-Bois et des autres communes pauvres des alentours, c'est la possibilité de contourner la carte scolaire, qui les oblige à s'inscrire au lycée de leur ville." students avoiding Nobel attended senior high schools in Chelles, Le Raincy, and Vaujours. " ..e lycée Alfred Nobel est évité par les résidents des zones pavillonnaires de Clichy-sous-Bois au profit des lycées du Raincy, de Vaujours ou encore de Chelles." Veronique Soulé of ''
Libération
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'' referred to Nobel as a "lycée
ghetto
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".
In 2018 ''
Le Parisien
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'' ranked Nobel at the top of a list of high schools by student improvement.
Demographics
the lycée had 1,100 students, with about 70% coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. By 2016 the enrollment remained constant.PRÉSENTATION DU LYCÉE ." Lycée Alfred Nobel. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. The students reside in Clichy and surrounding municipalities. () - "Construit face à une barre d'immeubles de 24 étages, le lycée -- un long bâtiment façonné de grandes baies vitrées et de blocs de béton -- forme des jeunes aux bacs professionnels, technologiques et généraux. Ses élèves sont originaires de la commune ou des villes voisines. « Ici, nous sommes quasiment tous musulmans », résume l'un d'eux, rencontré hier après-midi à la sortie des classes. " As of 2016 73% of the students come from low income backgrounds. () most students came from immigrant backgrounds;Sanselm, circa p. 145? (PDF p. 15/16). " L'établissement scolarise un très forte majorité d'élèves issues de l'immigration et emploie au sein de son effectif enseignant environ un quart de personnes originaires du Maghreb et de l'Afrique Noire (voir, page suivante, les données statistiques détailées)." During that year the ethnic origins of the students were: 42.8% North African, 22.2% European, 18.3% black African, 12.7% Turkish, and 4% Asian.Sanselm, circa p. 123? (PDF p. 3/16).
there were 150 employees. about 25% of the teachers had North African or black African heritage. The ethnic origins of the teachers that year were: 71.3% European, 26.9% North African, and 1.8% black African.
Campus
The school campus, with a total of of green and wooded space, has five buildings. The buildings are made of concrete and have large windows.
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. p. 121-147.
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Clichy-sous-Bois
Clichy-sous-Bois () is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from central Paris.